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Chief minister Naveen Patnaik congratulated the agriculture & farmers’ empowerment department as well as the farmers of the state for the prestigious Global Agriculture Leadership Award 2016. State agriculture minister Pradeep Maharathi on Monday handed over the trophy to the chief minister at the Secretariat. It may be recalled that Odisha received the 9th Global …

Toughening its stand on Polavaram issue after the Centre announced it will finance the project, the ruling BJD today threatened to intensify its stir against the multi-purpose dam in Andhra Pradesh, saying it will displace a large number of poor tribals in Odisha. Many villages in tribal-dominated Malkangiri and Rayagada would be adversely affected by …

Rejecting neighbouring Andhra Pradesh’s request to conduct a public hearing on the Polavaram project, the Odisha government on Saturday said it cannot go for such an exercise because the matter was sub-judice. "The Odisha government cannot conduct public hearing at this stage without the direction of the apex court as it will violate the law," …

The Odisha government has set a target to scale up its exports to Rs.21,559 crore in the current financial year, said an official on Friday. The state government had recorded exports of Rs.17,346 crore in the 2015-16 fiscal. The government has also decided to set up export promotion councils in the capital city to boost …

A day after Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said that the Centre would bear all expenses for the construction of the Polavaram project, the three major political parties of Odisha on Thursday entered into a mudslinging contest over the project. The Odisha and Chhattisgarh governments are opposing the irrigation project on Godavari river in Andhra Pradesh …

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday greeted the people of Odisha on the occasion of the agricultural festival Nuakhai. "Nuakhai Juhar. Greetings to the people of Odisha on this special festival. May this festival bring more prosperity in the lives of farmers," the Prime Minister said. National BJP president Amit Shah also wished the people …

Rains dampened the Ganesh puja celebrations in many parts of Odisha and the low pressure over Bay of Bengal is likely to trigger very heavy rainfall over the next 24 hours. People preferred to remain indoors. Ganesh Puja and the Nuakhai festival which begins on Tuesday in western Odisha districts, are likely to be affected …

Two militants of People’s Liberation Front of India (PLFI) were killed in a gun-battle with security forces and arms and ammunition were recovered in Odisha’s Sundargarh district, police said on Sunday. Acting on an intelligence input, a team of District Volunteer Force (DVF) personnel on Saturday launched an operation in the dense forest of Jarda …

Heavy to very heavy rainfall coupled with gusty surface wind is likely to lash some parts of Odisha in next 24 hours due to the formation of a low pressure area over Bay of Bengal on Sunday. Under the influence of upper air cyclonic circulation, a low pressure area has formed over Gangetic West Bengal …

The Odisha government will construct a 451-km long coastal highway along the coastal line under the Bharatmala project, an official said on Saturday. This was decided on Saturday at a meeting of the National Highway Authorities of India (NHAI), Odisha region, chaired by development commissioner R. Balakrishnan. According to the official, two expert consultants have …

As in rest of India and the world, Mother Teresa is much revered in Odisha, where she is remembered with fondness by people from all walks of life ahead of her canonisation in the Vatican on Sunday. Among those who knew Mother Teresa well is Sister Merry Olivet, the regional superior of the Missionaries of …

Striking students from Odisha returned to their classes on Saturday after three days of demonstrations against the Central Hindi Institute management. The Central Hindi Institute is a premier educational arm of the Union Ministry of Human Resource Development, catering to students from 30 odd countries, including China. The growing popularity and global demand for Hindi teachers has …

The 24-hour shutdown called by central trade unions to press their 12-point charter of demands, affected the normal life in Odisha on Friday. Under the banners of 10 major trade unions, both the government and private sector workers joined the strike demanding a minimum monthly wage of Rs 18,000, end to privatisation of public sector undertakings, …

Moved by reports of a man carrying his wife’s body on his shoulder for burial in Odisha, the Bahrain government has reportedly offered to extend financial help to the grieving family. The Indian embassy in Bahrain is, however, yet to receive an official confirmation from the office of Bahrain Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman …

Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharati on Wednesday said she would convene a meeting between Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and his Chhattisgarh counterpart Raman Singh on a mutually convenient date between 10 to 20 September to ensure that no injustice is done to Odisha as far as the Mahanadi water issue is concerned. She also …

Defying all odds, 11-year-old slum boy Chandan Nayak on Wednesday flew to Mumbai before reaching the prestigious Bayern Munich football club in Germany to train as an academy player. Chandan, who lives at Sabar Sahi slum here along with his mother Duhita Nayak, a woman deserted by her husband long ago, is confident to acquire …

Panic gripped people in several parts of Odisha, including state capital Bhubaneswar, as mild tremors were felton Wednesday afternoon. Tremors were felt at about 4.08 pm in several areas of the state including Cuttack, Bhubaneswar, Balasore, Bhadrak and Jajpur, Dhenkanal, Nayagarh, Paradip, Rourkela and Berahmpur. People rushed out of their houses and offices in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack as …